‘This verdict is not justice’: AOC reacts to Derek Chauvin conviction

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Tuesday that the conviction of Derek Chauvin did not represent “justice.”

On Tuesday, Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of all three charges brought against him: one count of second-degree murder, one count of third-degree murder, and one count of second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd. Ocasio-Cortez argued that the convictions did not amount to justice.

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